The first Mexican production of Billy Elliot the Musical (BETM), presented by Gou Producionnes, will be performed from February 10 to May 31, 2017, at Centro Cultural Teatro 2 in Mexico City.

The search for Mexico’s Billys began in February 2016, when auditions were hosted around the country in Mexico City, Córdoba, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The show’s producer, Alejandro Gou, was so keen to put on his production of BETM that he said that, if they couldn’t find their Billys in Mexico, he would be willing to hold auditions in Spain, Argentina or Cuba. However, it quickly became clear that there were plenty of talented young boys in Mexico.

The five boys who won the coveted role of Billy are – Mauricio Arriaga, Demián Ferráez, Ian González, Aarón Márquez and Jesús Trosino.